“This
achievement directly impacts the health and vitality of our community.
We congratulate all the Metro 50 Award winners.”

“As the award indicates, Valair is one of the fastest growing privately
owned companies in the metro area,” commented Jeff Snyder, President of
Valair. “We understand the responsibility we have to all of our
stakeholders and work to exceed those expectations. Our employees enjoy
the work that they do, so performing over and above is part of our
character.”

To be eligible for the award, companies must be headquartered in the
Oklahoma City metro area with more than one million dollars in operating
revenue. The winners meet those requirements and exemplify creativity,
an entrepreneurial spirit, and have experienced significant revenue
growth.

A full-service aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility
with a long history in Oklahoma, the company has experienced over 25
percent revenue growth in the last year. Valair is the second AGC
Aerospace & Defense company to receive a Metro 50 Award for exceptional
growth in revenues and in creating high-value, high paying jobs,
locally. Valair is the second AGC company to receive the award.

“We would be honored to receive this award under any circumstances. But,
to exhibit the level of growth that the Metro 50 committee recognizes,
in today's economic environment, is a feat with which we are doubly
proud,” stated Darryl
Wilkerson, President of the AGC Integrated Defense group. “This
achievement directly impacts the health and vitality of our community.
We congratulate all the Metro 50 Award winners.”

About Valair Aviation

Valair, an FAA Part 145 repair station, functions as a turnkey
maintenance, repair, and overhaul company for private, public, and
military aircraft. The company specializes in heavy maintenance,
avionics, interiors, and painting and also serves as an FBO at the Wiley
Post Airport in Oklahoma City, Okla. The company operates within the
Integrated Defense Group of AGC Aerospace & Defense.

About AGC Aerospace & Defense

AGC Aerospace & Defense, the unifying brand of private equity group
Acorn Growth Companies, is a global supplier of technologies, systems,
and services that support key commercial and military programs.
Capabilities within the AGC Aerospace & Defense portfolio range from
financing, engineering, and integration services to manufacturing,
logistics, and aircraft modifications.